On September 28, 1960—a day that will live forever in the hearts of fans—Red Sox slugger Ted Williams stepped up to the plate for his last at-bat in Fenway Park. Seizing the occasion, he belted a solo home run—a storybook ending to a storied career.
In the stands that afternoon was twenty-eight-year-old John Updike, inspired by the moment to make his lone venture into the field of sports reporting. More than just a matchless account of that fabled final game, Hub Fans Bid Kid Adieu is a brilliant evocation of Williams’ entire tumultuous life in baseball.
Now, on the fiftieth anniversary of the dramatic exit of baseball’s greatest hitter, The Library of America presents a commemorative edition of Hub Fans, prepared by the author just months before his death. To the classic final version of the essay, long out-of-print, Updike added an autobiographical preface and a substantial new afterword.
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The publisher of "Hub Fans Bid Kid Adieu: John Updike On Ted Williams (Hardcover Book)" is Library Of America.
The genres of "Hub Fans Bid Kid Adieu: John Updike On Ted Williams (Hardcover Book)" are Biography & Autobiography - Sports, Sports & Recreation - Baseball - Essays & Writings, and Sports & Recreation - Baseball - History.
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The writer of "Hub Fans Bid Kid Adieu: John Updike On Ted Williams (Hardcover Book)" is John Updike.